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01 Octobre 2012

THE LONDON FOODIE

REVIEW
Palazzo Abadessa is a gorgeous 15th century mansion in the northern district of Cannaregio which has been sympathetically renovated into a four star luxury hotel. Tucked away only a few metres from the nearby busy shopping street of Nova Strada, the Palazzo has 15 rooms decorated with silk- lined walls, frescoed ceilings, original Venetian paintings, antique furniture and Murano chandeliers. It has a lush garden where breakfast or pre-dinner cocktails are served. The Palazzo has two magnificent reception rooms. The first of these, on the ground floor is where guests are welcomed as they walk in from the garden. There are impressive Venetian stained glass windows, chandeliers and Persian rugs, and the room overlooks the canal from which water-taxis can be hailed.The first floor reception room is even more striking. It leads on to several of the grandest bedrooms, and is furnished with Murano glass objects, huge oil paintings, and exquisite antique furniture. Domestic photographs of the owners Batista and Maria Luisa, to whom I chatted briefly, are dotted around, reminding us that this is a former family home, a Residenza d' Epoca, not just a hotel. LUIZ HARA

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